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But if you read the US constitution you will not find a separation clause at all.
You are absolutely correct! There is no "separation" clause. It's the Establishment Clause. Sorry for the error.
The First Amendment's Establishment Clause provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"--meaning that not only no church but no "religion" could be made the official faith of the United States.
The Free Exercise Clause provides that Congress shall not make laws "prohibiting the free exercise" of religion. (These prohibitions were extended to state governments by the Fourteenth Amendment.)
Sounds like we're on the same page.